abuse/battery by nurse? - My Best Birth2015-03-03T22:37:24Zhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/forum/topics/abusebattery-by-nurse?commentId=3120006%3AComment%3A107746&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOf course these things are no…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-06-06:3120006:Comment:1205482011-06-06T01:50:29.928ZErika Dhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/ErikaD
Of course these things are not the "standard of care!" I am sorry the mom endured this mistreatment. Call the hospital and ask for their "Patient Advocate." The Patient Advocate can walk you through filing a complaint and getting answers. As far as a legal case, consult an attorney. Suing is expensive and emotionally draining, so while mom may have a case, only she can determine if it is worth the costs emotionally and financially. Obviously, avoid that hospital in the advent of any future…
Of course these things are not the "standard of care!" I am sorry the mom endured this mistreatment. Call the hospital and ask for their "Patient Advocate." The Patient Advocate can walk you through filing a complaint and getting answers. As far as a legal case, consult an attorney. Suing is expensive and emotionally draining, so while mom may have a case, only she can determine if it is worth the costs emotionally and financially. Obviously, avoid that hospital in the advent of any future pregnancies. I am glad I will have a midwife and a doula! So sorry. Big hugs to all. Barbaric Behavior like this m…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-06-04:3120006:Comment:1192282011-06-04T02:17:54.038ZStaceehttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/Stacee
Barbaric Behavior like this makes me scared of hospitals.
Barbaric Behavior like this makes me scared of hospitals. ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿How awful, ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿G﻿﻿oo…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-05-30:3120006:Comment:1154302011-05-30T02:50:11.205Zlynsey joneshttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/lynseyjones
﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿How awful, ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿G﻿﻿ood luck with helping this ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Mother...
﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿How awful, ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿G﻿﻿ood luck with helping this ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Mother... my mother was forced to pee o…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-05-24:3120006:Comment:1126312011-05-24T20:59:12.111ZKassedihttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/naturalteenmothering
my mother was forced to pee on a soaker pad when trying to naturally labor for me and that was one of th emany things the nurses did to degrade her and ended up emotionally making her unable to birth ending in my unneceserean entrance into the world
my mother was forced to pee on a soaker pad when trying to naturally labor for me and that was one of th emany things the nurses did to degrade her and ended up emotionally making her unable to birth ending in my unneceserean entrance into the world All good points...
I personal…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-05-07:3120006:Comment:1077462011-05-07T00:34:53.584ZDesiree Johnsonhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/DesireeJohnson
<p>All good points...</p>
<p>I personally think peeing on a towel is ludicrous. Hospitals have bed pans. If the nurse truly felt it was in the best interest of mom and baby to keep the mother from going to the toilet, she could have at least offered her something *slightly* more dignified/humane than a towel. THAT to me is a signal that the nurse took some sort of issue with the mother (or she is just crazy/dumb).</p>
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<p>And let's be clear about one thing---not being very encouraging…</p>
<p>All good points...</p>
<p>I personally think peeing on a towel is ludicrous. Hospitals have bed pans. If the nurse truly felt it was in the best interest of mom and baby to keep the mother from going to the toilet, she could have at least offered her something *slightly* more dignified/humane than a towel. THAT to me is a signal that the nurse took some sort of issue with the mother (or she is just crazy/dumb).</p>
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<p>And let's be clear about one thing---not being very encouraging of the mother relieving herself is exactly the OPPOSITE of being concerned for her well-being. A full bladder is a leading cause of severe PPH (the uterus cannot properly contract on a full bladder). I'm glad this mother was able to relieve herself, but it's utterly despicable the way it was accomplished. </p> It is never legal/acceptable…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2011-05-05:3120006:Comment:1073672011-05-05T07:48:42.876ZSarahttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/SaraWilliamson
<p>It is never legal/acceptable for any medical person to FORCE a patient to do or not do anything. It is the basis of informed consent/refusal and is considered assault/battery. As for peeing on a towel &amp; standard of care...the nurse has the right to encourage Mom to not go to the bathroom to relieve herself, esp if she feels that it could endanger her or the baby BUT again standard of care is based on informed consent/refusal &amp; if after being advised of risks still decides to get up…</p>
<p>It is never legal/acceptable for any medical person to FORCE a patient to do or not do anything. It is the basis of informed consent/refusal and is considered assault/battery. As for peeing on a towel &amp; standard of care...the nurse has the right to encourage Mom to not go to the bathroom to relieve herself, esp if she feels that it could endanger her or the baby BUT again standard of care is based on informed consent/refusal &amp; if after being advised of risks still decides to get up &amp; go to the bathroom, refusing to allow her to or forcing her to stay in bed is at the very least a violation of patient's rights...</p>
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<p>As for suing...unless there were witnesses to corroborate the story it is unlikely that it would achieve anything. I would suggest that a complaint be filed with the hospital &amp; the state board that licenses nurses. Also go to <a href="http://www.birthsurvey.com" target="_blank">www.birthsurvey.com</a> and fill out the survey, it has questions about care by nurses...at the very least other Moms may choose a different hospital if enough ppl complain about the nursing care at that hospital.</p>